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PepsiCo has announced that Ram Krishnan will be succeeding Kirk Tanner as the CEO of PepsiCo Beverages North America. Krishnan is currently serving as PepsiCo's CEO of International Beverages and chief commercial officer.

Mars, Inc. is looking to double its snacking business over the next decade, scaling innovation across its portfolio via a new global research and development hub on its Goose Island campus.

Snippets from some of the largest CPG manufacturers in the world at two of the largest shows in the industry.

Frost, who will report to Chobani president and COO Kevin Burns, joins from PepsiCo, where he drove business strategy and sales acceleration for Frito Lay for more than 20 years.

Heineken is taking learnings from its work in digital twins and further investing in its energy-reduction efforts across production sites around the world.

Kraft Heinz is building an internal generative AI app, known as KraftGPT, for employees to obtain quick insights into such things as product sales.

Wellness Pet Company has appointed Olivier Fleurot, Ph.D., a former leader at Mars Petcare and S.C. Johnson & Son, as the senior vice president of technical services.

Ocean Spray is continuing to bolster its tech team. Janet Scott is taking on the role of VP of transformation at the organization.